Title: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball: A Licensed Comeback After 2008-09
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Meta Description: Discover the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection, the first licensed release since 2008-09, featuring SSP inserts and case hits across hobby and retail formats.
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What’s New
The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball collection is the brand’s first fully licensed release since 2008-09. Topps has rolled out a range of case hits and super short print (SSP) inserts available in both hobby and retail formats, offering collectors at every level the chance to uncover rare cards. Interestingly, there are more SSPs in retail formats compared to hobby, and these sought-after inserts have sparked considerable interest and brisk sales on the secondary markets since their launch.
Configuration at a Glance
- Hobby boxes: 240 packs per case
- Jumbo boxes: 96 packs per case
- Breaker’s delight boxes: 8 packs per case
- Retail formats: value blaster boxes (280 packs per case), mega boxes (140 packs per case), Fanatics mega boxes (140 packs per case), hanger boxes (64 packs per case)
- Case hits and SSP inserts are present in all box types, with some being exclusive to either hobby or retail
- Odds for key SSPs and case hits are detailed for each format
Key Inserts & Parallels
Hobby-Exclusive Inserts
- Rock Stars: Die-cut cards featuring top players and rookies. Odds: 1:295 hobby packs, 1:147 jumbo packs, 1:14 breaker’s delight packs. Not guaranteed per case.
- Radiating Rookies: Includes 10 rookies from the 2025 draft class. Features a radiating streaks design and a special Topps Chrome atom logo. Odds: 1:2,179 hobby packs, 1:434 jumbo packs, 1:160 breaker’s delight packs.
Retail-Exclusive Inserts
- Fanatical: Borderless cards with a vivid Refractor finish, highlighting current stars, rookies, and Hall of Famers. Available in value blaster, mega, Fanatics mega, and hanger boxes.
Autographs & Relics
Information on autographs and memorabilia cards is not detailed in the provided content.
Collector Notes
- The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball is the first fully licensed set since 2008-09
- Case hits and SSPs are spread across both hobby and retail, with some exclusives
- Retail formats offer more SSPs than hobby
- Rock Stars are die-cut and inspired by a 1990s insert collection
- Radiating Rookies have a unique backdrop and a special Topps Chrome atom logo
- Insert odds are clearly specified for each format
- SSP inserts have been in high demand and are selling quickly on secondary markets
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